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Adjective

oblivious (comparative more oblivious, superlative most oblivious)

• (usually with to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
  • ✤ Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.
• (dated, usually with of, never with to) Forgetful.
  • ✤ He’s hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.

Etymology

From Middle English oblivious, from Latin oblīviōsus (“forgetful, oblivious”), formed from oblīvium (“forgetfulness, oblivion”) + -ōsus (“full of, overly, prone to”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Australian) IPA: /əˈblɪviəs/
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